foraminera Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Can you help me identify this fossil? Late Miocene/Miocene, Phillipines, Camarines Norte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 What scale are the increments on your scope? Tenth of a millimeter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foraminera Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 yes, it's tenth of a millimeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Lets get a couple of plant people's eyes on these. @paleoflor @Plantguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 They could be termite coprolites. Are they hexagonal in cross-section? @GeschWhat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 1 hour ago, caldigger said: Lets get a couple of plant people's eyes on these. I think these are more likely forams or ostracods. Although coprolites are a possiblilty as well. @jkfoam Enlarged and brightened the photo: Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Yup, looks like they are termite droppings: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 "From a distance, they look like sawdust or dirt, But hexagon pellets are what these bugs squirt!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 22 minutes ago, Carl said: Yup, looks like they are termite droppings: ...and they look right for that. 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 On 7/19/2018 at 8:19 AM, Carl said: They could be termite coprolites. Are they hexagonal in cross-section? @GeschWhat They look like termite coprolites to me. On 7/19/2018 at 4:27 PM, Rockwood said: "From a distance, they look like sawdust or dirt, But hexagon pellets are what these bugs squirt!" You get a gold star! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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